Ghazi Mohammad Jan Khan Wardak[a] was an Afghan military commander who led the Afghan army against the British and the Afzalids during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
Mohammad Jan Khan | |
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 A portrait of Mohammad Jan Khan (c. 1879) | |
| Native name | محمد جان خان وردک |
| Born | 1835 |
| Died | 1880 (aged 44–45) |
Conflicts | |
Mohammad, along with Mir Bacha Khan led an army of 50,000 troops against the British-Indian army in the Battle of Kabul.[1][2][3]
Notes
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- Pashto: محمد جان خان وردک, romanized: Muhammad Jān Xān Wardak [mu.wa.mad̪ d͡ʒɑn xɑn waɾ.d̪ak, mu.ham.mad̪ d͡ʒɑn xɑn waɾ.d̪ak]
- Persian: محمد جان خان وردک, romanized: Mohammad Jān Khān Wardak [mʊ.wäm.mád̪ d͡ʒɑːn xɑːn wäɾ.d̪ák, mo̞.ɦäm.mád̪ d͡ʒɑːn xɑːn wäɾ.d̪ák]
References
edit- ↑ Wilkinson-Latham, Robert (1977). North-West Frontier 1837–1947. London: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-275-9. pp. 16–17
- ↑ Barthorp, Michael (2002). Afghan Wars and the North-West Frontier 1839–1947. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36294-8. pp. 81–85
- ↑ Naval Post Graduate School - Maydan Wardak Provincial Overview